Select a high-grade acid-free paper with no watermarks as your artistic medium. Insert a throwaway sheet into your machine and test for sticky keys or characters that don't create a complete impression. Oil and adjust the machine if necessary.
Previsualize your drawing. You can sketch lightly on your typing sheet in pencil or draw on a backing sheet that you roll into the typewriter under your output material.
Insert your paper into the typewriter and roll it into position. If you plan to create a simple drawing or can visualize your work without a sketch, add a blank backing sheet behind your typing medium to protect the machine's platen from key strikes.
Begin at the top of your drawing. Work your way around the outer edge of the form you're creating. Matching the shapes of the letters, numbers or punctuation you use to create individual areas of the work to the texture or line style you're trying to render. For example, use the hyphen and underline to create strongly horizontal detail, the parentheses to build up wavy shapes, and the period or comma to add small dotted details.
Add interior details. Use capital letters or digits to fill in shaded areas. Vary your fill-in characters to add detail to your shading. For a cross-stitched appearance, use the "X" as a filler.
Save your work between sheets of acid-free onionskin paper or archival tissue. If you mail your artwork to others, insert it in the envelope between sheets of cardboard to protect it from damage.